Cover for egg cases



Dec. 15, 1931. I o. H."JOHNSON 1,836,122

COVER FOR EGG CASES Filed March 8, 1930 .L'I'Z/J' 6 Z v z j i 5 14 5 15E05. 55% I151" AL,

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Patented Dec. 15, 1931 UNITED STAT S ATENT] jFFiE i OSCAR H. JOHNSON, Frn'r-ALuMA; oALIroRNIa and its principal object is to provide a coverthat may be quickly fastened to the case and 6 quickly removed from thecase, and that is made interchangeable for cases of thesame character.

A further object of the invention 1s to provide a cover of the characterdescribed that 10 permanently carries the means for fastenlng the sameto a case and that utilizes for this purpose cleats ordinarily provided1n the proper place on standard egg cases.

A further object of the lnvention 1s to provide fastening means foracase cover of the character described that will take up very littlespace when not in use and will allow a plurality of covers to be stackedfor shipping purposes without interference by the fastening means. r Afurther object of the invention 1s to provide a fastening means of thecharacter described that is simple and at the same time substantial andthat firmly holds the cover to the case without any possibility of accidental removal, while at the same time the fastening means yield veryreadily to proper manipulation for removing the cover from the case.

Further objects and advantages of my invention will appear as thespecification proceeds.

The preferred form of my invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 shows a perspective view of an egg casehaving my cover fastened thereto;

Figure 2 a top plan view of the same;

Figure 3 a side elevation of the same;

' Figure 4: an end elevation thereof;

Figure 5 a perspective detail view of the fastening means;

Figure 6 a vertical section taken along line 6-6 of Figure 2; and Figure7 a detail view of a plurality of' covers in stacked relation.

While I have shown only the preferred form of the invention I wish tohave it understood that various changes or modifications may be madewithin the scope of the claims v whereby en'dwise motion of'the twoparts of use cases 1930. Serial No; 434,252.

hereto attached without departingfrom the spirit of the invention. I

In its preferred form my invention com prises ac'ase or box 1, a cover:2', and means for fastening'theends of the cover to the case indicatedat '3 V f The case itself may be of any suitable ki nd and preferablycomprises a rectangular box of standard size and proportions, such asare now commonly used'for the'storingand ship- 00 V pingof eggs.g, Itfisevident, of course, that my invention is not confined to egg cases butmay be used in connection. with" other boxes or cases serving similarpurposes. 1 i p The case as presented provided with cleats 4 and .5along the top and bottom edges of the end pieces. These cleats are partof the standard boxes, andin my invention I'use the top cleatsto'fco-act with myfastening means in holding the cover to the case. The7 cover 2 is preferably made in'the customary 1 manner so as to substantially correspond to the bottom of the case, and to entirely coverthe contents of the case, the edgesof thecover resting on the top edgesof the case. The coveralso hascleats 6'fastened tothe ends thereof, byany suitable means and these cleats, which extend completely across theface of the cover, areformed with grooves 7 in the bottom adapted toreceive the upper section f a loop 9 shown in detail in Figure 5 so thatthe loop is hinged between the cleat 6 and the cover, and is adaptedforencircling engagement with the cleat5 secured tothecase. V, p 1

The upper section 8 of the loop is split, at the center and the two ends'10 are turned] over at right; angles tothe plane of the loop the uppersection, "and withdrawal offthe sameis prevented. Thecover 2 is slottedin theienrls as shown at 11' so to allow the two ends 10 tomoveinfthe'slot while the loop is moved" between" the active positionshown in Figure 1 and the inactive position, adjacent the bottom of thecover shown in Figure 7. lVh-en the loop is inactive position the twobent ends 10 bear against the bottom face of the cleat 6 and the xlatteris preferably reinforced by' means of a small the sides of the cleat aidin adjusting the size of the loop while at the same time they serve thepurpose of facilitating. manipula tion of the loop for opening the case.

The advantages of my invention will be readily understood'fromtheforegoing description. When the cover is not in use the two loops maybeswung upward againstthe bottom face as shown in Figure 7,and anynumber of covers may be piled into a stack for shipping or storlngpurposes. .To apply the cover to the box, a person causes the two loopsto assume a downward position, and

the latter, the basebeing'slotted atits ends and the loops being formedwith turned over members adapted to be operatedin the slots and to bearagainst the cleats for limiting movement of the loops.

3. A case cover of the character described comprising a base, cleatsfastened thereto at the ends of the base, loops hinged between thecleats and the base and suspended from the latter, the base beingslotted at itsends "and the loops being formed with turned outmembersadapted to be operated in the slots,

and reinforcing members positioned between the base and the cleats andarranged over the slots and adapte dto have the turned out members bearthereagainst for limiting the movement of the stops.

OSCAR H. JOHNSON.

then placing" the cover over the .box, causes,

one of the loops to engage with one of the cleats 5, whereupon the coveris dropped upon the ease, whichwill cause the second loop toautomatically engage with the second cleat 5. It should be understoodthat the angularity of the two ends 10 of the loop is such that when theloop is brought into vertical position there will be a certain springtension tending to urge the loop inward so that when the cover is inplace the loops bear against the outer face of the box or case, and arefirmly held by spring tension against accidental removal. Difierentwidths of cleats are taken care of by the different curvatures in theloops which allow of slight expansion of the latter. To remove the covera person places his thumbs on one ofv the cleats 5, takes hold of thesides of the loop by means of his fingers, andby a slight pressurecauses the loop to clear the cleat, whereupon the end of the cover heldby the operator may be raised and'th'e opposite end may be freed by aslight forward movement.

I claim:

1.111 combination with a case having a I cleat extending across an upperedge thereof, v a cover having a loop pivoted thereto adapted forencircling engagement wit-h the cleat, and means for urging the loopinto contact with the cleat carrying face of the case, the loop beingfashioned with offset portions along the sides and thesectionfconnectin-g the sides to facilitate manipulation thereof, andyield-" mg so as to accommodate cleats of various widths. a a 1 A casecover of the character described. comprising a base, cleats fastenedthereto at the ends of the base and loops hinged betweenthe cleats andthe base-and suspended from

